The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

For Maryland's new Governor, 'Smart Growth is discouraged'.

January 28 - The Baltimore Sun

A study by Oxford University published in the journal Nature -- one of the largest climate prediction projects ever run -- predicts that global temperature increases could be higher than previous studies suggested.

January 27 - BBC News

Human beings may have saved themselves from an ice age by impacting the Earth's environment, according to a new study.

January 27 - Irish Examiner

Will Montreal Follow Toronto’s Example in Revitalizing Its Beleaguered Waterfront?

January 27 - Maisonneuve

Author and planning critic James Howard Kunstler opines on a wide range of topics in an email interview.

January 27 - Tierra Grande

Progressive Conservative leader accuses Liberals of rushing through a poorly designed greenbelt policy without adequate consultations.

January 27 - The Globe and Mail

A panel of experts discusses Los Angeles' groundbreaking, city-wide historic resources survey.

January 27 - The Planning Report

New research by the Michigan Land Use Institute documents for the first time a pervasive pattern of public investment that is encouraging runaway sprawl in Michigan.

January 27 - Michigan Land Use Institute

In what could be the largest single shopping center portfolio offer in history, CalPERS is selling 92 properties with a value of $2.8 billion.

January 27 - National Real Estate Investor

Howitzers, explosives, hydrogen-filled balloons, and other solutions exist to prevent avalanches and landslides.

January 27 - Wired

A man attempting suicide parked his SUV in front of a Los Angeles commuter train, then jumped out in time to watch the three-train pile-up that killed 11 and injured 180.

January 27 - The Los Angeles Times

Jem Cohen's movie "Chain" demonstrates the bland, alienating anonymity of contemporary privatized urban landscapes.

January 26 - The Guardian Unlimited

A new GAO report explores improving information on transit projects' benefits and costs and increasing accountability for results.

January 26 - U.S. General Accounting Office

Architect Philip Johnson died at age 98 in his home in New Canaan, Connecticut.

January 26 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Tennessee town and its university see more students and year-round residents moving to the urban center.

January 26 - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

Want to improve your downtown? Consider Madonna, and how she reinvents herself every few years.

January 26 - The Sentinel

An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case ruling could have a major impact on preservation and community revitalization.

January 26 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

Rather than just building 'seats', we should create neighborhood-centered joint-use schools.

January 26 - The Planning Report

In Maryland, development has sprawled into prime farmland targeted for preservation with public tax dollars.

January 26 - The Baltimore Sun

Panel proposes a dedicated funding stream from real estate tax for affordable housing.

January 26 - The Washington Post